Eight Random Facts and iFlipFlop Habits

My friend, Pax, tagged me with this bad boy. First, the rules:

1. All right, here are the rules.
2. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
3. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
4. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
5. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Eight Random Facts/Habits

1. My hair is the longest it's ever been.
2. I'm not kidding, I really want to run with the bulls and climb to Everest Base Camp.
3. I've had a quick temper my whole life. I'm Irish, but that's not really an excuse. BTW: It's getting better, or I'm just getting too old to worry as much.
4. I could squat 550 lbs and bench press 325 lbs with ease when I was at my weightlifting prime, which was about 12 years ago. It's a lot less now.
5. I always put on my left sock, then my left shoe, then my right sock, then my right shoe. Always. As Jack Nicholson said, "What if this is as good as it gets?"
6. Even though I had parents, from the time I was 13 I was really raised by a gay couple. They taught me a lot about life, respect, and business (they had high level professional jobs and were top dog handlers, which is how I got to know them). Thirty-plus years ago they were gay when people weren't "gay." And they were more committed to each other than anyone I knew. I could write pages and pages about this, but this is a random facts meme, so I'll leave it at that.
7. I gave up caffeine this year (big headache). I gave up sugar a couple of years ago. So now, coffee is less enjoyable, but a lot healthier. Now if I could only give up Cinnabon and cheeseburgers.
8. I am constantly amazed that I am as old as I am. I feel asleep one day and woke up this age. The last 20 years were a blur.

Okay, that's my 8. I will tag Rick, Moni, Sarah, TDMJ, and Guillaume. Guillaume, why, oh why, don't you have a blog?